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SPINAL PUNCTURE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does spinal puncture mean?
• SPINAL PUNCTURE (noun)
The noun SPINAL PUNCTURE has 1 sense:
1. removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
Familiarity information: SPINAL PUNCTURE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
lumbar puncture; spinal puncture; spinal tap
Hypernyms ("spinal puncture" is a kind of...):
centesis ((surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid)
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